Better Meets Reality

Two broad solutions to climate change might involve mitigation and adaptation. However, there might also be more specific solutions and strategies to consider for individual countries, States/provinces, cities, and sectors/industries. There might be personal actions to consider too. In this guide, we look at how each part (or level) of society might be able to … Read more

We’ve already put together a guide about all the water on Earth (i.e. saltwater and the various other types of water). However, the guide below is specifically about fresh water resources and supplies on Earth. We outline things such as where they are located, how we use them, and other important considerations.   Summary – … Read more

Water pollution might be one of the leading environmental (and social) issues in the world, and it contributes specifically global water issues too. Water pollution includes pollution of both fresh water sources (lakes, rivers, and groundwater aquifers), and also ocean/marine water pollution. In this guide, we’ve outlined what water pollution is, examples of the different … Read more

There’s two main types of air pollution – indoor air pollution, and outdoor air pollution. This guide focuses on outdoor air pollution (also called ‘ambient air pollution’). We look at what outdoor air pollution is, along with potential causes, sources, examples, effects/impact, and potential ways to reduce it.   Summary – Outdoor Air Pollution What … Read more

There’s two main types of air pollution – indoor air pollution, and outdoor air pollution. This guide focuses specifically on indoor air pollution. We look at the main causes and sources, the effects, the parts of the world where it causes the most harm and is most prevalent (which is mostly lower income countries and … Read more

There are different phrases used to describe the different water issues in the world. Different organisations or individuals may describe different things when using these phrases, and may use them in different contexts. To clear up some of the potential uncertainty or confusion, what we’ve done in this guide is unofficially describe each phrase individually, … Read more

In this guide we outline how much land there is on Earth, and also what it’s used for. We look at some important stats such as total land, total habitable land, as well as %’s of agricultural land and arable land. We’ve also outlined what the major uses of land are on both a global … Read more

In the guide below, we outline how much water there is on Earth, how much of it is saltwater vs freshwater, and other information relating to water on Earth and where it’s located.   (*Note – the numbers in this guide are estimates, and are to be used as a general guide only.)   Summary … Read more